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I hope you all had a great holiday weekend! Ours was fantastic - my mom and lil bro came down and we had a great weekend and ate way too much food. They took off this morning and I got to work on the shelf I got for a $1 at the Rt. 52 Yard Sale last weekend. Check it out below. (Yeah - I know it says $2 but I talked em down to a $1! I have mad negotiating skills!)

I knew as soon as I saw it - I wanted to redo it and hang it above my sewing desk I just refinished. So approximately 5 minutes after the fam took off this morning, I was changed into my painting clothes and was in the garage dismantling the hardware from the wood. First, I did some spray painting. To get an even coverage around the hooks and the screws, I stabbed them into a piece of cork board.

So easy to get even coverage that way! See! I also got a first coat on the side scroll pieces.

Next, I did two coats of Zinnser's Bulls Eye Water Based Primer and then two coats of Valspar Ultra Premium High Gloss Paint in Woodlawn Bedroom White.

I don't know if I can stay enough about how much I love the Satin Finish Rust-oleum in Black. (No endorsments here - but man I love the finish!) Doesn't it look fantastic!

So here it is - the finished project! Oh I love it!

See how nice it matches with the sewing table! And I love that it only took me a half a day to finish and get it up on the wall!

Oh and let's do one more close up! Man I love that Satin finish!

I think this is the best $1 I ever spent! Totally love how it turned out! Next up - I am going up the wall! I am going to make a Gallery Wall above the shelf. So how high do you think that should go? All the way to the ceiling or to a foot or so from the top?

I have to comment because like the previous poster, I have this exact shelf! The only difference is mine was a shelf my mom used when my brothers and I were young in the late 80s early 90s as a kids' coat rack. I *almost* gave it to Goodwill since I don't like the varnish/brass, but after seeing your updated version, I love it and am totally going to keep it and redo it. And it was FREE to me. :o) Thanks for the inspiration!

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Hi! I'm Jess! An obsessed decorating and shopping fiend, I love a good deal. I live outside “Nashvegas” with my hubby and three bossy cats. While I spend my days as a drone in the corporate world – what inspires me to pull through it all is posted here! Learn more about me and my quest to add flourish to my home without breaking the bank!